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The National Ice Cream Mix Association (NICMA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary from January 19-23 at its Annual Meeting and Convention at the Lago Mar Resort & Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The annual event [Read More …]

KDA Participates in Reverse Trade Mission from Costa Rica

In early December 2019, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and American International Charolais Association hosted a delegation of Costa Rican beef sector stakeholders. The delegates were nominated by the Costa Rican National Institute of Innovation [Read More …]

Dairy Defined Podcast: NMPF’s Vitaliano Discusses Dairy’s Recovery

U.S. milk prices ended 2019 at their highest in five years. And while 2020 may see those gains cool off a bit, they should stay high enough for many producers to start recovering [Read More …]

Seminars at 2020 World Ag Expo®

January 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Select your Seminars Now Seminars at World Ag Expo® are open to attendees and exhibitors and are included with the price of admission. Topics include Dairy, Irrigation, Policy, Hemp and more. The 2020 show will [Read More …]

Dates Announced for Phase 3 California Quota Meetings

Phase 3 meetings regarding options for the California quota program will be held on January 6-8 throughout the state. At these meetings, Dr. Marin Bozic and Matt Gould will present the three proposals brought forward [Read More …]

Year-End Trade Deals Offer Hope for U.S. Business in 2020

December 2019 has yielded some potentially significant relief to U.S. businesses and agricultural producers that may improve the terms of trade in 2020 after a prolonged period of increasing and damaging friction in U.S.-China and [Read More …]

Early bird registration rates expire on January 6 – Register today!

Course Information In this course, you will learn the basics of transition cow management then quickly build from there. Please note – topics in the course were also presented in the 2018 Transition Cow Management [Read More …]

Local dairy co-op loses Kraft contract

A cooperative of almost 30 farmers earlier this month lost its contract to ship to Kraft Heinz next year, leaving it scrambling to find a buyer for most of its milk. Kraft told the Jefferson [Read More …]

December 2019 Dairy Market Report is now available!

January 1, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The December 2019 Dairy Market Report issue is now available online. Recently reported wholesale and farm-level milk and dairy-product prices continue to be their highest since at least the beginning of 2015. Stockpiles [Read More …]

The 2019 Global Dairy Business Year in Review

We curate a one-stop, one-of-a-kind historical archive of the most important global dairy business developments of the year. The U.S. Dairy Export Council tracks global dairy business developments every day from news and other sources around [Read More …]

Dairy Strong speakers look to the future

Dairy Strong 2020 will bring together 700+ farmers, professionals, representatives One of the Midwest’s premiere conferences for the dairy community will be held Jan. 22 and 23 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center [Read More …]

Dairy Defined: Thankful for dairy’s global success

Milk and dairy products account for about 14 percent of all global agricultural trade Despite the seasonal pressures to buy, buy, and buy, the holidays are best as a season for giving. Yes, that means [Read More …]

FAS builds global markets for U.S. ag in 2019

Office pursued free, fair and reciprocal trade and open markets around the world Throughout 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continued to deliver on its promise to pursue free, fair and reciprocal trade and [Read More …]

Ohio November milk production

Ohio milk production up, cow numbers down compared to last year Dairy herds in Ohio produced 436 million pounds of milk during November, up 0.7 percent from a year ago, according to Cheryl [Read More …]

Leadership development for dairy professionals

December 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Three tracks available, held March 17-18 in Madison, Wis. Leadership is a result of blending abilities and experiences. Leading with professionalism and confidence is critical to a businesses’ success in today’s fast-changing dairy industry. The [Read More …]

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December Dairy Market Report from NMPF and DMI

Recently reported wholesale and farm-level milk and dairy-product prices continue to be their highest since at least the beginning of 2015. Stockpiles have been down and use up. The most recently reported stocks of the [Read More …]

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U of M Cow/Calf Days event to be held January 21

Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 14th by contacting Brenda Miller University of Minnesota Extension will be holding the annual Cow/Calf Days workshop in Staples on Tuesday, January 21st starting at 9:30 am in the Commons [Read More …]

Indiana November milk production

Indiana milk production and cow numbers down Dairy herds in Indiana produced 319 million pounds of milk during November, down 2.7 percent from a year ago, according to Greg Matli, State Statistician of [Read More …]

Cargill Foundation advances childhood nutrition in the Twin Cities, donates $10 million to nonprofits

In 2019, the Cargill Foundation distributed $10 million to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, partnering with several Twin Cities organizations to minimize the opportunity gap for low income children and advance childhood nutrition. On any [Read More …]

Online grazing school open to public

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship opens its Managed Grazing Innovation Center to the public Managed Grazing Innovation Center (MGIC), an online school created by Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA), will open courses to the general public beginning Spring [Read More …]

Northeast Dairy Management Conference

Get the latest information on current trends and topics in the dairy industry Online registration is open for the Northeast Dairy Management Conference “Focus on the Future” March 11 – 12, 2020 at the Holiday [Read More …]

PDPW Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals™

PDPW executive-level program Jan. 14-16, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals™ will be held Jan. 14-16, 2020, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, 900 North Shoreline [Read More …]

Livestock needs in cold weather

December 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Livestock are very well adapted to handle cold weather, if certain needs are met With winter weather conditions comes calls from residents expressing concerns about livestock care. Specifically, an increasing number of people concerned that [Read More …]

NEDPA and NYSVGA File Lawsuit Seeking Clarity on FWFLPA

FARMERS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT SEEKING CLARITY AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW LAW, IN THE NEW YEAR Farm Worker Legislation Remains Vague, Requires Fixes A coalition of New York State dairy and vegetable farms has [Read More …]

Farm Bill signed into law one year ago

USDA highlights implementation accomplishments to date One year ago, on December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the Farm Bill) into law. Since that time, USDA has [Read More …]

Hudson Valley Value-Added Grain School

Will cover ancient grains and heritage corn on Feb. 7, 2020, 9:30 am – 3:45 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and the Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program is holding its 6th Annual [Read More …]

USDA AMS highlights 2019 accomplishments